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Angioplasty, PTA

Angioplasty and Vascular Stenting

(Linked to American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
Angioplasty is a way of opening a narrowed or blocked blood vessel without having to do major surgery. Instead, a catheter with a tiny balloon at its tip is inserted into the vessel. ...More